Books which kept me turning the pages

A Listmania! list by Lisa L. Hansen (Køge, Denmark)
 
Three Women
1.  Three Women by Marge Piercy
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  "Three generations of women who don't get along, living under the same roof. A recipe for disaster but maybe also a chance to begin travelling a different road? Marge Piercy at her best."
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Painting The Darkness
2.  Painting The Darkness by Robert Goddard
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  "Classic Goddard. Has more twists and turns than a mountainroad but never becomes unbelievable. Will keep you hooked (and slightly dizzy :) ) until the very last page."
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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (New English library)
3.  The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (New English library) by Stephen King
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  "A girl gets lost in the woods and struggles to get out alive. Written with so much empathy and realism that it feels as if you are there, looking down at her from above. Gripping and suspenseful"
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Fingersmith
4.  Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
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  "An insight into the world of Victorian low-life, a heart-stopping thriller and a sensual lovestory between two girls. Nothing is ever quite as it seems."
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The Angel of Galilea
5.  The Angel of Galilea by Laura Restrepo
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  "Columbian magic-realism. An angel has been seen in Bogota. But is he really an angel? And is the world ready for someone like him? Beautiful - Laura Restrepo deserves much more recognition."
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The Piano Tuner
6.  The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason
The list author says:
  "A slow-moving thriller about politics, history and love in 1880'es Burma. You never see what's coming until the very end. Will make you want to go there yourself."
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Noughts and Crosses
7.  Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
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  "Equal parts love story and a comment on racism and segregation - it will change the way you look at the world. Written for children but you would never know."
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The Animal Hour
8.  The Animal Hour by Andrew Klavan
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  "All of a sudden no one remembers her but is she really who she thinks she is? One of the most original thrillers I have ever read and sure to keep you reading into the wee hours of the morning."
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Dead Famous
9.  Dead Famous by Ben Elton
The list author says:
  "Big Brother gone bad. A murder takes place in the house of House Arrest - how can no one have seen it happen? A social satire on reality shows but also just dead funny! ;)"
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First Fruits
10.  First Fruits by Penelope Evans
The list author says:
  "A masterpiece of slow revelation. Sometimes the truly scary, dangerous people aren't lurking in the dark streets - they're living with us in our home. Creepy beyond belief but so good!"
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The Raging Quiet
11.  The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan
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  "A beautiful story of the troubles of being different in a small community some 350 years ago, an amazing insight into the world and life of a deaf person and a moving love story. This book has it all."
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The Hundred Secret Senses
12.  The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
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  "The cultural clashes of two Chinese sisters, one of which grew up in America. Olivia doesn't believe in her sister Kwan's tales of spirits but sometimes there's more to the world than meets the eye..."
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What We Don't Know about Children
13.  What We Don't Know about Children by Simona Vinci
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  "The sexual yet innocent games of a group of children turn violent and out-of-control as grown-ups enter their world by-proxy. Harrowing and chilling to the bone - will leave no one untouched."
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Five Quarters Of The Orange
14.  Five Quarters Of The Orange by Joanne Harris
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  "Above all, the (incredibly) sad story of a mother who could never find the right way to show her children that she loved them - and how this ended up destroying the family. Made me cry."
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Neverwhere
15.  Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The list author says:
  "Fantasy on a completely different level! An other-world beneath the streets of London, a flying market, the angel Islington, and a girl being chased by strange and ruthless not-quite-human killers..."
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Sphere
16.  Sphere by Michael Crichton
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  "The bottom of the ocean is not a good place to be when a creature from another planet starts messing with your mind. So much better than the movie - will have you at the edge of your seat."
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Gerald's Game
17.  Gerald's Game by Stephen King
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  "What to do when you're left handcuffed to the bed in your weekend house in the middle of the woods? An amazing story of the mental and emotional resources of a woman in a nightmare situation."
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Affinity
18.  Affinity by Sarah Waters
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  "Spiritualism, fraud and the love between two women in the London of 1874. Margaret Prior wants so desperately to believe and so does the reader. Beautiful, sensual and sad."
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A Dangerous Fortune
19.  A Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett
The list author says:
  "A story and a world which will suck you in and only reluctantly spit you out again after the last page. A story of life-long friendships, money, love, and fraud spanning 3 decades of 19thcent. England"
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Rough Cider
20.  Rough Cider by Peter Lovesey
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  "50 years ago a boy saw something which changed the lives of everyone around him forever. But can a child's sight be trusted when looking into the world of adults? A great mystery novel with a twist."
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I Was Amelia Earhart
21.  I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn
The list author says:
  "Perhaps Amelia Earhart crashed on a desert island along with her navigator? The story of what happens when a thrill-seeker has to make a new and very different life for herself. A brilliant book."
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Last updated: 07/01/2004
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